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==Online Records==
==Online Records==
'''''Département d'Oran, fonds de la préfecture, sous-série 1 G, population Archival'''''
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSX9-89XL?i=413&cat=537717 PDF] - Holdings list for the census of Department of Oran, Algeria.
'''Mers-el-Kebir''' - History and families of the village Mers-el-Kebir (Oran) in French Algeria.


*"Département d'Oran, fonds de la préfecture, sous-série 1 G, population" Archival [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSX9-89XL?i=413&cat=537717 holdings list for the censuses of Department of Oran], Algeria.
* [http://www.merselkebir.org/genealogie.htm Généalogie]


==Historical Background==
==Historical Background==

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Online Records[edit | edit source]

Département d'Oran, fonds de la préfecture, sous-série 1 G, population Archival

  • PDF - Holdings list for the census of Department of Oran, Algeria.

Mers-el-Kebir - History and families of the village Mers-el-Kebir (Oran) in French Algeria.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

The French attempted 19 census of the area between 1830-1962, however these censuses provide more information for the Europeans living in Algeria than the native population. The last census while Algeria was under French rule was in 1960.

There were other censuses created in 1966, 1977, 1987, 1998, and 2020.

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

The censuses created in 1966, 1977, 1987, 1998, and 2020 include information about:

  • Name
  • Age
  • Sex
  • Organized by household with relationships to the head of house

Sources[edit | edit source]